Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 3.18.16

लीलोवाच ।
यथाहमिह तिष्ठामि त्वं च देवि स्थिताम्बिके ।
असावकृत्रिमः सर्ग इति देवेशि वेद्म्यहम् ॥ १६ ॥

līlovāca |
yathāhamiha tiṣṭhāmi tvaṃ ca devi sthitāmbike |
asāvakṛtrimaḥ sarga iti deveśi vedmyaham || 16 ||

Lila replied:—"I know the nature of the real to be such as I find myself to be sitting here, and looking upon you as seated in this place.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.18.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lila, Yatha, Aha, Asmad, Iha, Tva, Yushmad, Devi, Devin, Sthita, Ambika, Asi, Asu, Adah, Akritrima, Sarga, Iti, Deveshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.18.16). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “līlovāca
  • līlo -
  • līla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    līla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    līlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “yathāhamiha tiṣṭhāmi tvaṃ ca devi sthitāmbike
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tiṣṭhāmi -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthitā -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • ambike -
  • ambika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ambikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “asāvakṛtrimaḥ sarga iti deveśi vedmyaham
  • asāva -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first dual]
  • akṛtrimaḥ -
  • akṛtrima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarga* -
  • sarga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • deveśi -
  • deveśī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vedmya -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.18.16

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.18.16 in Gujarati sript:
લીલોવાચ ।
યથાહમિહ તિષ્ઠામિ ત્વં ચ દેવિ સ્થિતામ્બિકે ।
અસાવકૃત્રિમઃ સર્ગ ઇતિ દેવેશિ વેદ્મ્યહમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.18.16 in Telugu sript:
లీలోవాచ ।
యథాహమిహ తిష్ఠామి త్వం చ దేవి స్థితామ్బికే ।
అసావకృత్రిమః సర్గ ఇతి దేవేశి వేద్మ్యహమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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